Nimishillen Creek

West Branch Nimishillen Creek in the town of Canton

The Nimishillen Creek is a 40 km long right tributary of Sandy Creek in the northeastern U.S. state of Ohio.

It drains an area of 487 km ² and is part of the river system of the Mississippi River. The outflow is via the Sandy Creek, Tuscarawas River, Muskingum River, Ohio River and Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico.

The Nimishillen Creek arises from the confluence of the East Branch Nimishillen Creek and Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek in the east of the city of Canton in Stark County. It flows in a generally southerly direction through the Stark County and empties one kilometers south of the village in northern Tuscarawas County Sandyville in Sandy Creek. The catchment area is predominantly used for agriculture in the north and north-east, while in the middle of the city of Canton is located at industrial sites that have been identified as Hauptveruracher for the existing water pollution. The Nimishillen Creek contributed information system, according to the Geographic Names in its history various names, including Memenshehelas Creek, Nanashehelas Creek and Nine Shilling Creek.